1840.] from Bactrian and Indo- Scythian coins. 669 



the founder of the Parthian empire, had fled from the increas- 

 ing power of Theodotus.* 



We do not know how far the power of Theodotus extended. 

 Sogdiana was perhaps subjected to him, but it is hardly credible 

 that the thousand towns which Justin attributes to him, to show 

 his power, really existed in his dominions. Bayer plausibly 

 conjectures, that these thousand towns were erroneously trans- 

 ferred by Justin from a notice on Eukratides, to the founder of 

 the Bactrian empire. f The passages show only that Theodotus 

 contrived the conquest of Parthia, while the aggrandisement of 

 the Bactrian power is ascribed to Euthydemos. 



In opposition to the explicit authority of these authors, M. 

 Raoul-Rochette has endeavoured to establish Agathokles as the 

 founder of the Bactrian empire. J It is true, the eparch of Persia 

 under Antiochus II. is called sometimes Agathokles, and some- 

 times Pherekles ; but our Agathokles reigned in a province of 

 India, and previously to Euthydemos the Bactrian dominion did 

 not extend so far southward. 



* Prolog. Trog. Pomp. XLI. " In Bactrianis autem rebus, ut a Diudoto 

 rege constitutum imperium est." Just. xli. 4. On Arsaces : " Non magno 

 deinde post tempore Hyrcanorum quoque regnum occupavit, atque ita 

 duarum civitatum imperio prseditus, grandem exercitum parat, metu 

 Seleuci et Theodoti, Bactrianorum regis. Sed cito morte Theodoti 

 metu liberatus, cum filio ejus et ipso Theodoto foedus ac pacem fecit. 

 Strabo xi. c. 2. p. 515 *' NswrejOKT^tvrwi/ ^£ tCov £$w tov Tavpov 

 cia TO TTpog aWr}\ovg uvai rovg Trjg ^vpiag Kal rrjg Mjj^/ac 

 pacTiXiag, rovg ey^ovTag Kai ravra, TTpwTOV fxlv rriv l^aKTpiaprjv 

 a7rs<JTr)(7av ol Tr^iriarwp.ivoi, Kai tyjv eyyvg avTr\g iraaav oi irspi 

 ^vBvSrjjuov" § 3, p. 515. on Arsaces, '' ol ^e l^aKrpiavov Xiyovaiv 

 avTov. (j)evyovTa ^l Trjv av^rt<Jiv tCov irepL Aio^orov, airoGTriaaL 

 ry)v TlapOvaiav, 



But there was no long interval between both insurrections. Justin, xii. 

 4, fixes the defection of the Parthians as under the consulate of L. Manlius 

 Vulso, and M. Atilius Regulus ; " eodum tempore etiam Theodotus, mills 

 urbium Bactrianarum prsefectus, defecit, regemque se appellari jussit. 

 Quod exemplum sequuti, to tins orientis populi a Macedonibus defecere." 

 But who were they, unless the Parthians ? 



t p. 47. X J. dea Sav. 1834. p. 334. 



